Chapter 1-- AP World History Flashcards

7326632713	Lucy	Famous Australopithecus, only 40% of her bones uncovered. She demonstrates that earliest ancestors of modern human beings walked upright.	0
7326632714	Homo sapiens	modern day humans, appeared around 200,00 years ago	1
7326632715	Australopithecus	the southern ape. Flourished in east Africa during 4 million to 1 million years ago Covered in hair and limited intelligence with the capacity to plan complex ventures without much language	2
7326632716	Olduvia Gorge, Tanzania and Hadar, Ethiopia	Archaeology cites of the Australopithecus	3
7326632717	Homo Erectus	Greater intelligence than Australopithecus, flourished from about 2 million years ago to 200,000 years ago. Had more sophisticated tools, fire, defense against larger animals. Communication begins	4
7326632718	Neandertal	named after the valley in which they were found. Flourished in Europe and Asia. They recognized the significance of life and death by having elaborate burials, showed emotion and caring for another	5
7326632719	Cave painting	finest examples of early creativity in Lascaux France	6
7326632720	Venus Figurines	most visually impressive creations in history. Shows sculptor's principle in fecundity and the generation of life.	7
7326632721	Neolithic Era	New stone age, refinements of tool making techniques. People experienced the ice age, then people move into more agriculture than hunter gather	8
7326632722	Villages	The increased population in one specific area lead to the formation of these because of the abundant food supply due to agriculture	9
7326632723	Jericho	early examples of a village. Know for its wall. It grew mostly wheat and barley	10
7326632724	Catal Huyuk	one of the best examples for specialized labor in early history. Probably the center of tool production and trade. Fine examples of social classes emerging as well	11
7326632725	Pottery	the earliest of the craft industries. Created to store more food	12
7326632726	Metallurgy	Copper was the earliest examples of humans working in the craft. after some time gold bronze iron and other metals came into the works	13
7326632727	Textile Production	As soon as crops and keeping animals developed people experimented in this craft and developed new technology to make it easy such as the making fibers into threads and weaving those threads different shapes and such	14
7326632728	Cities	developed from villages as population increases. Most likely had social classes, specialized work, building for homes and protection	15